JP4149651B2 - Method and apparatus for mixing whipped dough with ingredients - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for uniformly mixing ingredients such as crushed nuts with a whipped dough for food such as chocolate.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Various types of confectionery products are commercially available that are made into a predetermined shape by mixing foods such as chocolate with crushed nuts, puffs, crumbs of biscuits and cookies. As a method for mixing the ingredients into the food dough, generally, a method of supplying the ingredients to the food dough at a predetermined ratio and mixing with various mixers is generally employed.
[0003]
On the other hand, food doughs such as chocolate have been produced by adding air bubbles by whipping and imparting a light texture. There is also a known product that mixes ingredients with whipped dough. The light texture of whipped dough matches the crunchy feeling of the granular ingredients contained in it, resulting in a varied texture. It is.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when mixing the ingredients with the whipped dough, the bubbles contained in the dough are removed during the mixing process, and there is a problem that the intended soft texture cannot be obtained. Furthermore, the whipped dough adheres to the mixer during the mixing process, resulting in a difference in the mixing time of the whipped dough. As a result, the bubble content is not constant, resulting in quality variations. There was an inconvenience.
[0005]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for mixing a whipped dough and a tool that allow the tools to be mixed uniformly without escaping air bubbles in the whipped dough.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the method for mixing whipped dough and utensils according to the present invention provides a dough supplying step for supplying food whipped dough in a sheet form, and dispersing and providing utensils on the sheet whipped dough It includes an ingredient supply step and a mixing step of mixing the whipped dough provided with the ingredient to uniformly contain the ingredient in the whipped dough.
[0007]
According to the above method, the whipped dough is made into a sheet, and the ingredients are dispersed and applied to the sheet of whipped dough, and by mixing them, the whipped dough is mixed into the whipped dough without vigorously stirring. Since it can mix uniformly, it becomes possible to mix a tool, hold | maintaining the bubble in a whipped dough. As a result, it is possible to obtain a food in which the ingredients are uniformly mixed in the dough with a soft texture.
[0008]
In the method of this invention, it is preferable that the specific gravity of the said whipped dough is 0.3-1.1, and the thickness of the said sheet | seat is 2-20 mm. Moreover, it is preferable that the said whipped dough is one kind of dough selected from chocolate, marshmallow, ice cream, butter, margarine, and candy. However, it is not limited to one kind of cloth, and a plurality of cloths may be used. Furthermore, when the said whipped dough is set to 100, it is preferable to mix the said tool by 1-5000 by a volume ratio. Furthermore, the device is crushed nut tree, path off, is preferably at least one selected from crumb biscuit cookie over. Furthermore, it is preferable to perform the said mixing process with a screw mixer.
[0009]
In addition, the whipped dough and utensil mixing device of the present invention is a dough supplying means for supplying food whipped dough in a sheet form, an utensil supplying means for dispersing and applying the ingredients to the sheet whipped dough, Mixing means for mixing the whipped dough provided with the ingredients and uniformly containing the ingredients in the whipped dough is provided.
[0010]
According to the above apparatus, the dough supply means makes the whipped dough into a sheet shape, the dough supply means disperses the ingredients in the sheet-like whipped dough, and further mixes them by the mixing means, thereby whipping. While maintaining the bubbles in the dough, the ingredients can be mixed uniformly in the whipped dough.
[0011]
In the apparatus of the present invention, the dough supply means includes a whip dough supply nozzle, a conveyor that receives and conveys the whipped dough flowing out from the nozzle, and a leveling bar horizontally mounted on the belt conveyor with a predetermined gap. It is preferable to be comprised with a roll. The number of leveling bars or rolls may be one or more. The tool supply means includes a hopper for feeding the tool, a conveyor disposed below the hopper, and a chute disposed at the terminal end of the conveyor, and the chute outlet has the sheet-like shape. It is preferable to arrange so as to face the whipped dough. Furthermore, it is preferable that the said mixing means is comprised with the screw mixer.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In the present invention, as the whipped dough, for example, a whipped food dough such as chocolate, marshmallow, ice cream, butter, margarine, candy, caramel, shotening, meringue, nougat and the like containing bubbles is used. Among these, chocolate whipped dough is particularly preferable. The chocolate may be of any type such as bitter chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate, ganache (hydrous chocolate).
[0013]
In addition, as a whipping method, various methods such as a method of stirring at a high speed so as to entrain air, a method of stirring while forcibly blowing air with a pump, and a method of performing the stirring while cooling are used. it can. As the whipping device, for example, an aeration mixer, a Mondo mixer, an overmixer or the like is used.
[0014]
The specific gravity of the whipped dough is preferably 0.3 to 1.1, and more preferably 0.5 to 1.0. If the specific gravity of the whipped dough is less than 0.3, there is a problem that the whipped dough loses fluidity and becomes difficult to mix, and if it exceeds 1.1, there is a problem that a light texture is lost.
[0015]
The tool, for example, crushed nut tree, path off, crumbs etc. biscuit cookie over is preferably used. Further, the size of the tool is not limited mechanically regardless of the particle size, and is not particularly limited, but the average particle size is 1 to 20 mm in terms of the texture of the product. It is preferable that it is 2 to 8 mm. The reason is that if the average particle size is less than 1 mm, the crunchy texture is lost, and if it exceeds 20 mm, the light texture of the whip and the crunchy texture of the ingredients do not match. The shape of the tool may be any shape such as a granular shape, a flake shape, or an irregular lump shape.
[0016]
Furthermore, when the whipped dough is 100 by volume ratio, it is preferable to mix 1 to 5000 tools, more preferably 1 to 100. When the added amount of the whipped dough is 100, the texture of the stuff is lost when it is less than 1, and when it exceeds 5000, the whipped dough cannot be mixed with the whipped dough.
[0017]
1-3, one Embodiment of the mixing apparatus of the whipped dough and tool by this invention is shown. FIG. 1 is a front view of the apparatus, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the apparatus, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of essential parts of the apparatus.
[0018]
In the figure, 11 is a nozzle which discharges the whipped dough 10 for food and is connected to a whipping device (not shown). A first belt conveyor 12 is disposed below the nozzle 11 and conveys the whipped fabric 10 discharged from the nozzle 11 in the direction of arrow A in the figure.
[0019]
On the downstream side of the nozzle 11 of the first belt conveyor 12, a leveling bar 13 is horizontally installed with a predetermined gap with respect to the upper surface of the first belt conveyor 12. The leveling bar 13 levels the whipped dough 10 into a sheet shape. The gap between the first belt conveyor 12 and the leveling bar 13 is preferably adjusted so that the thickness of the sheet is preferably 2 to 20 mm, more preferably 3 to 12 mm. If the thickness of the sheet of whipped dough 10 is less than 2 mm, the production efficiency decreases, and if it exceeds 20 mm, it becomes difficult to mix the ingredients uniformly. The terminal end of the first belt conveyor 12 faces the inlet of the mixing tank 30, and the scraper 14 is installed on the lower surface thereof. In addition, the said nozzle 11, the 1st belt conveyor 12, and the leveling bar 13 comprise the dough supply means in this invention. Further, a roll may be arranged instead of the leveling bar 13.
[0020]
Opposing to the first belt conveyor 12, a second belt conveyor 21 is disposed on the opposite side of the mixing tank 30. A hopper 22 is arranged above the starting end of the second belt conveyor 21, and the tool 20 put into the hopper 22 is supplied onto the second belt conveyor 21 in a layered form with a certain thickness. It is conveyed in the direction of the arrow B inside. A chute 23 is disposed at the end of the second belt conveyor 21. The chute 23 has a receiving port 23 a for the tool 20 and a dropping port 23 b for the tool 20. The dropping port 23b is formed wider toward the whipped dough 10 supplied from the terminal end of the first belt conveyor 12 to the mixing tank 30. For this reason, the tool 20 flowing out from the drop opening 23b is dispersed and sprinkled over the entire width of the sheet-like whipped fabric 10. In addition, the said 2nd belt conveyor 21, the hopper 22, and the chute 23 comprise the tool supply means in this invention.
[0021]
The mixing tank 30 has a screw 32 that is rotated by a rotating shaft 31 therein. The whipped dough 10 formed in the form of a sheet and the tool 20 sprinkled on it are introduced from the upper surface opening of the mixing tank 30 and are gently mixed by the screw 32 while being fed in the direction of arrow C in the figure. It is supposed to be. Then, the whipped dough 10 mixed with the tool 20 is taken out from a take-out port (not shown) and sent to a molding apparatus or the like. The mixing tank 30, the rotating shaft 31, the screw 32, etc. constitute the mixing means in the present invention.
[0022]
Therefore, according to this mixing apparatus, the whipped dough 10 flowing out from the nozzle 11 moves on the first belt conveyor 12 and is leveled into a sheet shape by the leveling bar 13 in the middle thereof. The sheet-like whipped dough 10 is fed into the mixing tank 30 from the end of the first belt conveyor 12.
[0023]
At the same time, the tool 20 thrown into the hopper 22 flows out into a layer with a predetermined thickness from the gap between the lower surfaces of the hopper 22 and the second belt conveyor 21, and the chute 23 is removed from the end of the second belt conveyor 21. Then, the sheet-like whipped dough 10 is sprinkled on the first belt conveyor 12.
[0024]
In this case, the whipped dough 10 is formed into a sheet, and the tool 20 falls from the dropping port 23b of the chute 23 that spreads in the width direction of the sheet, so that the tool 20 is distributed and supplied to the whipped dough 10.
[0025]
Thus, the whipped dough 10 to which the tool 20 has been added is put into the mixing tank 30 and gently stirred by the screw 32. Then, the whipped dough 10 containing the tool 20 uniformly is fed from a take-out port (not shown) of the mixing tank 30 to a molding device (not shown).
[0026]
In addition, as a tool supply means, not only the chute | shoot 23 arrange | positioned at the terminal part of the 1st belt conveyor 12 but a vibration sieve etc. is used on the whipped dough 10 made into the sheet form on the 1st belt conveyor 12. You may use the apparatus etc. which are disperse | distributing while dispersing a tool.
[0027]
【Example】
Milk chocolate dough was prepared according to a conventional method using cacao mass, whole milk powder, powdered sugar, cacao butter, lactose, vegetable oil and fat, and skim milk powder as main ingredients. This dough was put into a whipping device and cooled with stirring while blowing air to obtain a whipped dough with bubbles. The specific gravity of this whipped dough was 0.75. On the other hand, peanuts were pulverized into granules having an average particle size of 7 mm, and this was used as a tool.
[0028]
The whipped dough and the ingredient made of peanut pulverized material were mixed using the apparatus shown in FIGS. The mixing ratio was 9 parts by weight of peanut pulverized material per 100 parts of whipped dough for milk chocolate. The whipped dough was formed into a sheet shape having a thickness of 12 mm by means of a leveling stick 13, and the peanut pulverized product was sprinkled from the chute 23 to the blending ratio. Then, the mixture was put into the mixing tank 30 and gently stirred with the screw 32 and taken out.
[0029]
In the whipped dough thus obtained, pulverized peanuts were uniformly mixed and the specific gravity was 0.8, which was not much different from that before mixing.
[0030]
On the other hand, the whipped dough of milk chocolate is directly put into the mixing tank 30 without making it into a sheet, and at the same time, the peanut pulverized product is also put directly into the mixing tank 30 to increase the conveying length by the screw 32. It was found that the dough mixed until it became uniform had a specific gravity of 1.0 after mixing, and a large amount of bubbles in the whipped dough escaped.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the whipped dough is made into a sheet shape, the ingredients are dispersed and applied to the whipped dough made into this sheet shape, and these are mixed, without strongly stirring the whipped dough. Since the ingredients can be uniformly mixed in the whipped dough, it is possible to mix the ingredients while maintaining the bubbles in the whipped dough. As a result, it is possible to obtain a food in which the ingredients are uniformly mixed in the dough with a soft texture.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a mixing apparatus for whipped dough and utensils according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of main parts of the apparatus.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Whip dough 11 Nozzle 12 1st belt conveyor 13 Leveling bar 14 Scraper 20 Tool 21 2nd belt conveyor 22 Hopper 23 Chute 30 Mixing tank 31 Rotating shaft 32 Screw

Claims (10)

  A dough supply process for supplying food whipped dough in a sheet form, an utensil supplying process for dispersing and applying ingredients to the sheet-like whipped dough, and mixing the whipped dough provided with the ingredients to make a whipped dough And a mixing step of uniformly containing the ingredients therein.   The method for mixing whipped dough and utensils according to claim 1, wherein the whipped dough has a specific gravity of 0.3 to 1.1 and the thickness of the sheet is 2 to 20 mm.   The method of mixing whipped dough and ingredients according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the whipped dough is one kind of dough selected from chocolate, marshmallow, ice cream, butter, margarine, and candy.   The mixing method of the whipped dough and the tool according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the tool is mixed in a volume ratio of 1 to 5000 when the whipped dough is set to 100. The mixing method of the device is crushed nut tree, a path off, whipped dough and ingredients of any one of claims 1 to 4 is one or more selected from crumb biscuit cookie over.   The method for mixing the whipped dough and the tool according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the mixing step is performed with a screw mixer.   A dough supply means for supplying food whipped dough in sheet form, a utensil supply means for dispersing and applying ingredients to the sheet-like whipped dough, and the whipped dough provided with the ingredients are mixed to obtain whipped dough A mixing device for whipping dough and tool, comprising mixing means for uniformly containing the tool.   The dough supply means includes a whip dough supply nozzle, a conveyor that receives and conveys the whipped dough flowing out from the nozzle, and a leveling bar or roll that is horizontally mounted on the belt conveyor with a predetermined gap. The mixing apparatus of the whipped dough and tool of Claim 7.   The tool supply means is composed of a hopper for feeding tools, a conveyor disposed below the hopper, and a chute disposed at the end of the conveyor, and the chute outlet is the sheet-like whipped dough The mixing apparatus of the whipped dough and tool of Claim 7 or 8 arrange | positioned so as to face.   The mixing device for whipped dough and utensils according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the mixing means is constituted by a screw mixer.

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